Cork-extractor.



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIOE.4`

JAMES B. DODGE, OFJAOKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28, 1907,

Application ned september a, i906. serial N0.33s,s45.

To all. whom, timmy concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES B. DODGE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jacksonville, in the county oi' Duval and State of Florida,have invented a new and useful (,ork-.Illxtractor, of which thefollowing is a speciiication. l

This invention relates to cork extractors, and has for its object toimprove and-simplify the construction and increase the utility andeliciency of devices of this character.

With these and other objects in view which will appear as the nature ofthe inventionis better understood, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter fully. described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this speciication and inwhich corre- 4 sponding parts are denoted by like designatingcharacters, is illustrated the preferred Jform of the embodiment of theinvention caland provided with a recess to receive the 55 bend 13 ofthearms. After the member 1 1 12 and its plug 1.4. are inserted intothelstock,

the latter isindented as at 16 by any suitable implement to firmlyfasten the arms and lug' into the stock. The terminals 17-18 o thei 6oarms 11-.12 are chisel shaped as shown, to

enable them to be readily thrust between the Y cork represented at 19and the neck of the bottle represented at 20. Slidably disposed u on thearms 11-12 is a sleeve 21 having a 65 p ug 22 between which and thesleeves the arms operate the plug 'being preferably of Wood, and secured1n place by indenting the sleeve as at 23 by a suitable instrument. The.

sleeve is rovided with a recess 26 in the. end .7p

next to t e socket and .into which the adjacent end of the socket enterslwhen the sleeve is in withdrawn positionas in Figs. 1-5 and 6. Securedin the plug 22- is a spur 24 adapted to enter the cork 1'9 at the same75 time that the arms 11-12 are thrust be tween the cork and bottleneck, to assist in o holding the same, and to increase the eciency ofthe action.,

' he stock 10v and sleeve 21 are of less oli-v 8o pable of carrying thesame into practical operation.

In the drawings :--Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved deviceap lied to the cork within the neck of a bott e the bottle irmy i thebottle when the stock and its .attach' neck and cork in section and theparts of the implement shown in their rst position. Fig. 2 is asectional view with the parts of the im.- proved implement in theirsecond position.

ig.. 3 is a pers ective view of the resilient cork engaging e ementdetached. Fig. 4 is a .perspective view detached, ofthe holding mentsare withdrawn.

ameter than the cork 19 to be extracted and the arms 11+12 being ofspring steel expandv as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, and then when the armshave been thrust into position between the cork and 4bottle neck, andthe sleeve 85 forced toward the bottle, the arms will be firmly 'pressedinto the soft material of the. cork as'illustrated in Fi 2, and rmlygrip the same.- Then by s ghtly turning the stock .1Q and itsattachments the cork is 9o loosened and can be readily withdrawn by anoutward ull u on the stock, and without injuryto t e cor A shield 25 isprovided to -be placed over the protruding arms 11-12 as shown in Fig. 6when the implement is not 95 in use, to enable it to be carried in thepocket, or otherwise disposed. i The device is simple in construction,can be inexpensively manufactured, and in vary ing sizes to correspondto bottles of difl'erloo ent sizes.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is v 1. In animplement of the class described, a tubular stock, spaced armsformedfrom a 105 single piece bent into U shape and inserted at the bend intosaid stock,a plugbetween said varms within saidstock, means for securingThe stock portion 10 of the device is preferably tubulaT, and the spacedarms 1 1- 12 in one piece preferably of spring steel bent into AU-sha eand insertedA at, its bent ortion 13 into tiie ,tubular stock and provied withinthe stonk with a plug, 14, preferably of woodsaid plug withinsaid stock, and means. operative over said arms for compressingz the isame.

Said arms and operating to compress the same, and a spui carried by saidsleeve.

` 3'. 'In anilnplement of the classdescribed, avstock, spaced arms`extending from said stock,l a sleeve slidable over said arms andoperating to compress said arms and provided with a socket forreceiving. said stock when the sleeve 1s inw] thdra'wn pesitlon.

4. vA n' implement of" Athe charater described comprising resilientspaced arms adapted to embrace a cork, means carried' by the arms fordrawing them together,v and a cork engaging device carried by saidmeans.

5. 'Ani implement of the character described comprising resilient spacedcork embracing arms, means s. ,idably mounted thereon for drawing the'arns together, and a cork engaging spur carried by said means.

6. vAn implement of theclass (.lescribed comprising a stock7 resilientspaced cork einbracing arms extendingf from the stock, a sleeve slidablymounted thereon for drawing them together, and a cork engaging devicecarried by the sleeve;

.7. A11 implement of the character described cmprising a stock,resilient spaced cork embracing arms extending from the stock, a sleeveslidably mounted thereon l'or drawing them together, and a cork engagingdevice carried by the sleeve, said sleeve having a socket to receive thestock.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as; my own, I reto alixed mysignature in the prese of t 'o witnesses.

` JAMES B. DODGE.

fitnessesz D. H. DAIG, E. R. HEDs'rRoM.

